9/11/24
It's time for stone cold Declan to have his shot at love. This formula of a romance is a little bit different but still follows the standard one. In order to earn his portion of inheritance, Declan has to get married and produce a child. If you remember Rowan, the one who was in the first book, this is his oldest brother. Declan is shown as this intense guy who doesn't show emotion. He also sees no point in having any relationships of any kind. So his solution to this whole must be married and have a child issue for his inheritance, he tries to find a woman who is willing to fake a marriage with him long enough so he can get said inheritance. Not easy for his assistant, Iris, who is in charge of finding a woman to be up for the task. The book starts with her finding the perfect person, but Declan has scared her away at the last minute. Now with no choice, Iris offers herself for the deal. She thinks that she is helping a friend out to accomplish what he wants, but soon lines start to blur. I'm not even a quarter of the way through the book and we already have our banters, hurt feelings, and mixed signals. Declan just might not be as predictable as Iris thought.
9/12/24
I just found myself curled up in a small ball in the corner of my couch while reading this book. Not sure how long I was like that but it shows that I enjoy reading this book. Nothing like a fake marriage trope to get me interested. We still have the formula of a rich guy who is cold hearted and a woman who came from pretty much nothing. But at least these two have known each other for three years and already know certain things about each other. The only thing I will complain about is that our leading lady Iris is scared to tell Declan about her little learning challenge. She's dyslexic and I don't know why she thinks she has to keep it a secret from everyone. Well except Cal, but he is considered her best friend. Best friends are supposed to know things like that. But we learn pretty quickly that these two have had interest in each other for a while. This whole marriage situation thing just kind of forced them together as a way to test their feelings. Sadly they both think that the other is just faking the whole situation and won't give in to their desires in fear of getting hurt. Also I have a problem with the lack of communication going on between these two. Instead of closing up or running away, I'm sure this story would progress a whole lot faster. But I guess that is the point of the writing. To keep you reading until you get to the point where you want to shout "Finally!" I'm not there yet and I need a small break that involves food.
9/15/24
I guess I like the fake marriage trope because I couldn't put this book down. Even though it is still a little predictable, I still enjoyed it. I might actually like this book more than the first one. Which makes me kind of excited to read the last book about the middle brother Cal. I'm sure the book will remind me what his conditions were in order to get his portion of inheritance because I don't remember. I just know that in this book they keep asking him if he contacted Alana. But I knew from the beginning that Declan was going to mess up in this book. I was actually starting to think that there wasn't going to be any drama in this book because it wasn't until the last few chapters. But it happened and Declan did all he could to win Iris back. She didn't make is easy either using Cal as someone needed to go through in order to talk to her. I admire her determination to fight going back but all it took was a few words with mom to make her forgive him. Only because mom's know best and just wants you to be happy. I think that is why I related to Iris in this book. She had a close relationship with her mom and had a tough childhood. Maybe that is why I liked this book more because I actually related to one of the characters. Sadly, I don't hand out stars like candy. Even though I liked the book, it gets three out of five stars. It still has room for improvement, but I still enjoyed it.
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